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Volume CXVII, Number 22
University of Southern California
Friday, February 14, 1992
By Liz Washburn
Assistant City Editor
The Exposition Right-of-Way, once an active railroad running from Exposition Park to Santa Monica, is — in the eyes of Dr. Johanna Rosenthal — the perfect stretch of land for a greenbelt bicycle corridor.
But Los Angeles County Transportation Commission officials are researching the possibility of putting a light rail, electric bus or a reversable automobile travel lane along this 100-foot-wide, 12.2-mile-long stretch, as part of their $150 billion, 30-year mass transit plan.
The commission bought the railway from the Southern Pacific Railroad at the request of the city. Twenty-nine public meetings have been held since December in an effort to decide how to use the area.
"People are concerned, in general, with the protection of their neighborhood," said Fred Silverman, project manager for the transportation commission.
The commission has not ruled out any possible uses for the straight, including a bike trail, he said.
"Our goal is wise use of this rare resource," he said. "We are a long way from saying what is the best use for it."
Rosenthal strongly feels the best use is the bike trail, and that there are better places for mass transit.
"If the Blue Line train is built there, it would use the only linear straight available for a bike path," said Rosenthal.
Recently, the committee met with the Mayor's Bicycle Advisory which unanimously passed a motion in favor of an interim bike trail, she said.
(See Bike path, page 2)
Jeffrey Yakublk / Daily Trojan
The rails down Exposition Boulevard may become part of a new bicycle path system.
Courses offer potential for better test scores
By Paige Liptnan
Staff Writer
In order to better serve Los Angeles universities such as USC, UCLA and Caiifomia State University at Los Angeles, the Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center, Ltd., will open its downtown center on Feb. 19, said Ronald Blu-menthal, Southern Caiifomia administrator for the center.
The center is part of a nationwide organization offering preparation for graduate, undergraduate and licensing examinations in addition to SAT, ACT and achievement exams for pre-university students, Blumenthal said.
"Each of our prep courses consists of nine four-hour class sessions, which include practice exams that will be reviewed by the instructors," he said.
In addition to instructor assistance, each student is giv-
en an identification card which allows access to practice questions and audiotape explanations, offered at any one of the center's Southern Caiifomia locations, he said.
Because colleges and universities have different acceptance policies, there is no way to determine a course's success rate, said Frida Mejia, an adminstrative assistant.
"We do have a Test Your Best guarantee," Blumenthal said. "If a student is not satisfied with whatever score they received after completing a course, whatever that score is, we offer them the chance to come and retake the course for an additional test date."
Eighty-five percent of the center's undergraduate enrollment consists of students preparing to take their (See Kaplan, page 3)
Locomotion to pedal power
Bicycle corridor one of many options for former rail line
Audit finds university spending on target
By W. Guy Finley
Staff Writer
Since the 1979 government tightening on allocations of research money to universities in 1979, obtaining grants has become difficult. After Stanford University's bookkeeping fiasco, it has become even harder.
Because of the Stanford scandal, Rep. John Dinkell (D-Mich.), chairman of a Congressional committee investigating use of federal grants, ordered an audit on 14 universities nationwide, including USC.
Five auditors were at the university from April 2 to Nov. 8, 1991, looking into all federal spending, said Dennis Dougherty, senior vice-president of Administration.
On Jan. 29 of this year, the auditors made their final report to the committee. The auditors found USC's only incorrectly documented expense was an air-conditioning unit at a total cost of approximately $500, Dougherty said.
USC was one of two universities that came out with a zero balance after the audit, he said.
In comparison, Stanford is reported to have spent $200 million for non-research purposes out of its $1.7 billion judget from 1980 to 1989, according to Newsweek, Feb. 4, 1991.
In December 1990, a government earn was sent to Palo Alto to scour over Stanford's bookkeeping records or the past decade and cut their indirect cost margin from 78 to 70 percent, (See Audits, page 2)
Byte It comes to the Row
Computer center offers convenience to Greeks
By Tracy Venegas
Staff Writer
Byte It, the new computer center inside the Greek Honors House, is making non-university operated computers available to students living near the Row at a price less than what they would pay to use them at other computer companies, said David Rossi, Byte It owner.
Rossi, a USC alumnus, said he is trying out different shifts during the day to "find whatever time seems to be the best for students."
Tentative hours for Byte It, which is now open, are 12:30 to 9 p.m.
Byte It is a project supported by the university as something that would be desirable to Greek students, Rossi said.
"Because of increased violence and vagrants asking for money, it's dangerous for students to go off campus to use computers," Rossi said. "Now, if they need to do a paper, all they have to do is go across the street."
The cost for using Byte It computers is $5 an hour and 90 cents per print for laser print.
Once the computer center's time schedule is
firmly established, Rossi said he will be offering memberships in which students can "pay in one shot" and use computers until their membership expires. He has not set a membership price yet
An extra service for members will be computer backlogging — students can "create their own folder, lock it with a password and keep it on the desktop," Rossi said.
Michelle Campbell, Panhellenic and Scholarship Chairman, said nothing could be "more exciting" for the Greek community than Byte It.
"It's safe, convenient and a very positive step forward in providing our community with the resources necessary to raise academic awareness in the Greek system," she said.
Campbell, who uses the computer center often, said Rossi is willing to work with people — he will "sit down and give personal attention" if a student is not very familiar with computers.
Rossi may make deals with fraternities and sororities to further accommodate their use of Byte It, Campbell said.
"I tell people about the computer center, and they tell me they didn't even know they could get into the Greek Honors House," she said. "We just want people to know it's there."
The Greek Honors House is located on The Row at 729 W. 28th St.

Trojans down Ducks by one
Sports, page 16
mm
WEATHER
■mt:
\ TOMORROW:
yJm chance of Showers, showers, 55/67 50/61
Party time! Excellent!
Life / Arts, page 7
*
on
JL_J
trojan
Volume CXVII, Number 22
University of Southern California
Friday, February 14, 1992
By Liz Washburn
Assistant City Editor
The Exposition Right-of-Way, once an active railroad running from Exposition Park to Santa Monica, is — in the eyes of Dr. Johanna Rosenthal — the perfect stretch of land for a greenbelt bicycle corridor.
But Los Angeles County Transportation Commission officials are researching the possibility of putting a light rail, electric bus or a reversable automobile travel lane along this 100-foot-wide, 12.2-mile-long stretch, as part of their $150 billion, 30-year mass transit plan.
The commission bought the railway from the Southern Pacific Railroad at the request of the city. Twenty-nine public meetings have been held since December in an effort to decide how to use the area.
"People are concerned, in general, with the protection of their neighborhood," said Fred Silverman, project manager for the transportation commission.
The commission has not ruled out any possible uses for the straight, including a bike trail, he said.
"Our goal is wise use of this rare resource," he said. "We are a long way from saying what is the best use for it."
Rosenthal strongly feels the best use is the bike trail, and that there are better places for mass transit.
"If the Blue Line train is built there, it would use the only linear straight available for a bike path," said Rosenthal.
Recently, the committee met with the Mayor's Bicycle Advisory which unanimously passed a motion in favor of an interim bike trail, she said.
(See Bike path, page 2)
Jeffrey Yakublk / Daily Trojan
The rails down Exposition Boulevard may become part of a new bicycle path system.
Courses offer potential for better test scores
By Paige Liptnan
Staff Writer
In order to better serve Los Angeles universities such as USC, UCLA and Caiifomia State University at Los Angeles, the Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center, Ltd., will open its downtown center on Feb. 19, said Ronald Blu-menthal, Southern Caiifomia administrator for the center.
The center is part of a nationwide organization offering preparation for graduate, undergraduate and licensing examinations in addition to SAT, ACT and achievement exams for pre-university students, Blumenthal said.
"Each of our prep courses consists of nine four-hour class sessions, which include practice exams that will be reviewed by the instructors," he said.
In addition to instructor assistance, each student is giv-
en an identification card which allows access to practice questions and audiotape explanations, offered at any one of the center's Southern Caiifomia locations, he said.
Because colleges and universities have different acceptance policies, there is no way to determine a course's success rate, said Frida Mejia, an adminstrative assistant.
"We do have a Test Your Best guarantee," Blumenthal said. "If a student is not satisfied with whatever score they received after completing a course, whatever that score is, we offer them the chance to come and retake the course for an additional test date."
Eighty-five percent of the center's undergraduate enrollment consists of students preparing to take their (See Kaplan, page 3)
Locomotion to pedal power
Bicycle corridor one of many options for former rail line
Audit finds university spending on target
By W. Guy Finley
Staff Writer
Since the 1979 government tightening on allocations of research money to universities in 1979, obtaining grants has become difficult. After Stanford University's bookkeeping fiasco, it has become even harder.
Because of the Stanford scandal, Rep. John Dinkell (D-Mich.), chairman of a Congressional committee investigating use of federal grants, ordered an audit on 14 universities nationwide, including USC.
Five auditors were at the university from April 2 to Nov. 8, 1991, looking into all federal spending, said Dennis Dougherty, senior vice-president of Administration.
On Jan. 29 of this year, the auditors made their final report to the committee. The auditors found USC's only incorrectly documented expense was an air-conditioning unit at a total cost of approximately $500, Dougherty said.
USC was one of two universities that came out with a zero balance after the audit, he said.
In comparison, Stanford is reported to have spent $200 million for non-research purposes out of its $1.7 billion judget from 1980 to 1989, according to Newsweek, Feb. 4, 1991.
In December 1990, a government earn was sent to Palo Alto to scour over Stanford's bookkeeping records or the past decade and cut their indirect cost margin from 78 to 70 percent, (See Audits, page 2)
Byte It comes to the Row
Computer center offers convenience to Greeks
By Tracy Venegas
Staff Writer
Byte It, the new computer center inside the Greek Honors House, is making non-university operated computers available to students living near the Row at a price less than what they would pay to use them at other computer companies, said David Rossi, Byte It owner.
Rossi, a USC alumnus, said he is trying out different shifts during the day to "find whatever time seems to be the best for students."
Tentative hours for Byte It, which is now open, are 12:30 to 9 p.m.
Byte It is a project supported by the university as something that would be desirable to Greek students, Rossi said.
"Because of increased violence and vagrants asking for money, it's dangerous for students to go off campus to use computers," Rossi said. "Now, if they need to do a paper, all they have to do is go across the street."
The cost for using Byte It computers is $5 an hour and 90 cents per print for laser print.
Once the computer center's time schedule is
firmly established, Rossi said he will be offering memberships in which students can "pay in one shot" and use computers until their membership expires. He has not set a membership price yet
An extra service for members will be computer backlogging — students can "create their own folder, lock it with a password and keep it on the desktop," Rossi said.
Michelle Campbell, Panhellenic and Scholarship Chairman, said nothing could be "more exciting" for the Greek community than Byte It.
"It's safe, convenient and a very positive step forward in providing our community with the resources necessary to raise academic awareness in the Greek system," she said.
Campbell, who uses the computer center often, said Rossi is willing to work with people — he will "sit down and give personal attention" if a student is not very familiar with computers.
Rossi may make deals with fraternities and sororities to further accommodate their use of Byte It, Campbell said.
"I tell people about the computer center, and they tell me they didn't even know they could get into the Greek Honors House," she said. "We just want people to know it's there."
The Greek Honors House is located on The Row at 729 W. 28th St.